New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-15
MR.. O'BRIEN'S TROUSERS.
sAsE RUsE OF THE ENEMY TO CArlo"H
THEM.
sHr PRISONER LULLED INTO FEELING of sho
rY AND THE OUTRAGE COMMITTED ~h''''
HE pozED AT EARLY pA"N-""
oBRIEN COMPLAINS or
BREACH OF FAITH AND
Is EXTREMELY ILL.
INV c.ptr To THE TRIBCSH-l

rooroht. 1887 BIZ The Ne,c- York Ir''"'e'
n,,n,,x Nov. Al shall not attempt TO cnDr-
.cteriyc. but shall give as closely as can =" ~.
,oras of the three magistrates who visited nm on
story of the namelcss deed that WAS pv.r .
on MIR William O'}rien Satnr""H ~ , orsrod
After the truce which arpearcu " i" oau and
.,,or ,ruovinr him TO an lnlirn"iE '0'' w
Duct -, oodical care the Government
P''t-" , renewed hostilites on their irlSoher'
@ w.. ~ .d called 10 make him wear the PRISON
n,nt,os. 60 they stole his own clothes whiic hc
asleep. ., Iovco
rt down from Dublin Castle to 1ullalnorc ana
snent the day at the prison lie thrca'e"eu ."'
ebapain. who is an old man over eignH' 'oi
allowing one OF his curatcs to onicF'N sum
,or him IN the ,r;son and then see William q Ohrien
and he browtcat the prison doctor Tor his Kii"'SS
The new policy is the result of has WISH.
Whom DIR Noorhcad J. p called at the Jail on
Saturday he saw that there was something up 'he
covernor was so fIgcty and anxious to impress OH
him that the interview should be cohEi"u 10 o"o
question What was up? Let Dr. Moorhcua r''
IN his own words rs lie wrote the account III ~c
visitors book and read it over to the governor
CONTAINING OF BREACH OF FAITH.
e, found MIR O'Brien in bed says MI. N"o'-
beed looking most excited ana huS'r"' anu
d,r;no our interview he coughed considerably. lie
Gold
mako a most serious complaint that his cio'h's han
-. ,,,o fro,, him in the early dark morning
and others substituted for them which were not
h and wc;e not ordinary clothes OF c"iINlc'c0
prisoners lie said: - ~.
1.-Two DAYS ago, coming 70 the h"aiH'"'. ~
Ridley distinctly inGmated to me th"' inc "b 90
10 the clothes over. and that there "o"i" ~
no future attempt 70 moiest me II Wou'u 'onN'"'
90 accent a change Of underciothing winch he
would specially, Us a doctor have suprheu'
told him | was glad to hear II. but uat l'c huSV
not expect an answer for some days. ds "iS"'''
% deliberate on the matter; but that 50 iaf "S l
xould see as to his proposition ne "ou'
not find ne doggcdly obstinate. Df'
p,d,cv EXPRESSED his satisfaction con
.;dorcd therefore an honorable understanding eN-
listed between us and the authorities. a PORTION
of this conversation relative to the clothes queSloh
took place in the presence of the chal Aih' u'c
Rev DR.. NJ Alroy.
1ur BEGINNING OF HoSTiLlTlES
ION this honorable understandings o'Hit"'
ohscrvin- tie prccaution which / usually uA'u 10
70 take 10 prevent my clothes being stoeh' n"'noN
bv kcerinc NV clothes under my bed was iur'ier
.,rencthone1 in that understanding by the gov
.rpor informing me that they were sending 10
,,or,, iail for the cape of my friczc coat which
was left there last night. iuftner scP N'
,oxep 10 iull me into security. was sun III
the habit Of throwing my tOpcoat over me on 'nc
he'd Last night the chief warden entered my
room and asked ne whether l had sufficient
blankets. | said: YES quite; but an III TIE
habit of using NY coat over me-"
".IIc said The coat is OF considerable "''sht
and not much heat. l will bring you an 'd-
di,ional blanket
- said the weather was not yet severe; there
,vopld he plenty Of tine later in the winter lie
come an bour aftcrward him>cf-not the hoSp"i
,vardcr-with tie blanket | Was unNuSPI'I''S
enough 10 take il for granted it was an act n''n'
in kindness 10 me and in concern for my h'ai'h'
several visits were paid last night to ne loF 10
ostcusible puip0.c the reason Of When Is 10"
inteiiigible.
sTEA1TGIC NOV! MEN OF THE ENENf.
Zone other step was taken 10 deceive mo. !
Was in the habit Of arising at G:l1 a m al tic
first call 50 as to be really dressed teore N'sI''
The first morning after came 10 the ho>:3tai '"e
chief Nrardcr said: You need be lh ho hurry
here Take your time 10 get up"
81 was rather i'll during the night. having
,akcn medicine left my clothes on the chair as
I had been in the habit Of doing each night since
this honorable understanding was established. The
chief warder was first to call in the dark OF the
morning. and asked: Are You ali right"
AS usual said. "All right" He went away
and a short time after the hospital W"rdcf came
into the room with the hospital boy. VINO cleans
thc cell. and BEGAN to light the fire and clean mp
tbc Mace l. a, on previous mornings remained
in bed during this o. Grafton was sex ana
chilly and doing in bed after bad nights rest
when suddenly noticed the wardcr stealing to the
door. in the half dark. with my clothes ana '''
chair | cried out What are jou at
cArrrEE OF InE TROUSERS
lie said: They are gone" could not help
il said il was base and cunning etI3tagcm'
After some time another wardcr entered ana i'''
there the clothes which you see opposite ""H'i'
are not the clothes OF ordinary convicted pfiSoc's
They are different in color. make and m'''fl"I'
The governor here interposcd tia, thfy "'fc "o
clothes used in hospital and the o'icr piISon'i'
wore them. | said if that was 80, tic cAahg'
WAS made since yesterday. as had seen them IN
tbe e,rav frczc convict dress ana it only strength
ened nv statement, viz, that the oici@is are
making an offensive distinction between ioii'lcai
individuals and offences, for which have con-
tended, which is an additional outrage on all olier
prisoners arrested under the Crimes oct
"' What L claim 1 claim not member OF
Parliament, but as political prisoner, and shall
accept nothing but what my humblcst comradc can
equally claim. / shall never wear these clothes.
but shall take every advantage cf the light ire.
etc, allowed me, and eat so far my appetite
permits whatever food get, so that If they kill
me- they shall not be able TO say killed myself.
still have my own white shirt which mean 20
keep till torn from me by force. 1 make this
complaint as it is violation of Prison Rules 80
and 50 Of General Prison Rules, which set forth
how offences like mine are to De dealt with, and
claim that the method prescribed by the rules for
dealing with my offence has been abandoned, as
the threatened attempt by force was abandoned,
and low, cunning policy Of petty larceny adopted
instead. Until see the doctor. / cannot believe
him party TO the breach Of honorable under
Itandinn enfered into with me. | am alone